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.TH timer_agent 4gx "" "Gromox" "Gromox admin reference"
.SH Name
timer_agent \(em Client for timer(8gx)
.SH Description
timer_agent connects to a remote timer(8gx) daemon and locally installs two
service functions, "add_timer" and "cancel_timer", which can be used to set up
and rescind, respectively, jobs for later execution.
.PP
In practice, this is used by exchange_emsmdb(4gx) and zcore(8gx) to implement
delayed sending of messages.
.SH Configuration directives
The usual config file location is /etc/gromox/timer_agent.cfg.
.TP
\fBconnection_num\fP
Number of connections to keep active.
.br
Default: \fI8\fP
.TP
\fBtimer_host\fP
The hostname/IP address for contacting the timer daemon.
.br
Default: \fI::1\fP
.TP
\fBtimer_port\fP
The TCP port number for contacting the timer daemon.
.br
Default: \fI6666\fP
.SH See also
\fBgromox\fP(7), \fBtimer\fP(8gx)
